CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd recently conducted an interview with former Penn State quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno, who hints that he's planning a book on the past two years.

The interview features some interesting insights (read it here), but the section about Bill O'Brien was noteworthy.

What is your relationship with Bill O'Brien, the man who has replaced your dad?

“I
met him the day after he was hired. One of the things that George W.
Bush did was phenomenal for an ex-president. He didn't weigh in on
everything. Coaching's hard enough. If they feel they want me to come do
something [I will].”

“Everybody gets excited by a new guy, but
you've got to temper it a little bit. Unfortunately, the expectations
can overwhelm kids.

“The league was down. The league is going to
be better. Urban Meyer changes the whole dynamic. Urban really loved my
dad. He came to the memorial service. [Steve] Spurrier came.

“When
they fired Joe, I think they [the university] were going to make it
very tough for themselves to go out and get some of the head coaches
they were going to get. There was a lot of, like, ‘You fired Joe? What
chance do I have?'”